EDUCATION OFFICIALS SUBMITTED A COMPROMISE TO GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL TODAY. REGARDING THE ONGOING DISPUTE OVER COMMON CORE TESTING. THIS COMES ONE MONTH AFTER THE GOVERNOR TRIED TO DERAIL LOUISIANA'S USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS TIED TO THE COMMON CORE EDUCATION STANDARDS. UNDER THE PROPOSAL SCHOOLS WOULD CONTINUE USING THE THE TEST ASSOCIATED WITH LEAP, FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. WDSU REPORTER ANDY CUNNINGHAM JOINS US NOW...TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS..ANDY? HERE'S THE DEAL, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT NEXT YEAR'S TESTS USE "NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS" AND BE COMPARED TO STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. BUT BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO BLOCK THE TEST THAT WOULD ALLOW THAT. THE STATES TOP EDUCATION LEADERS SAY, THEY WERE FORECED TO COME UP WITH A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, QUICK, TO KEEP LOUISIANA IN COMPLIANCE. ALMOST A MONTH AFTER GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL SOUGHT TO DERAIL LOUISIANA'S USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS TIED TO THE COMMON CORE EDUCATION STANDARDS.. THE STATES TOP EDUCATION LEADERS FIRED BACK, THURSDAY, CALLING ON THE GOVERNOR TO COMPROMISE. St. Rep. Walt Leger: I'm hopeful this provides resolution to this issue around procurement... STATE REP...WALT LEGER OF NEW ORLEANS CALLED THE PROPOSAL LAID OUT BY BESE PRESIDENT CHAZ ROEMER, ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNORS CONCERNS OVER PARCC, THE TEST TIED TO COMMON CORE. BY CONTINUING TO USE LEAP WHEN TESTING STUDENTS DURING THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, RATHER THAN PARCC. LEGER SAID THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO KEEP THE STATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. St. Rep. Walt Leger: which requires that they develop and implement a common set of standards that can be tested against the rest of the nation---to ensure that our students have every opportunity to compete with the best and the brightest from every state... ROEMER SAID THURSDAY, THE BOARD STILL SUPPORTS THE STATE'S ADOPTION OF COMMON CORE, AND THE 2014-2015 TEST WOULD INCLUDE COMMON CORE THEMES, BUT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE, LOUISANA-SPECIFIC CONTENT. St. Rep. Cameron Henry: I don't think the contract allows them to do this... STATE REP... CAMERON HENRY OF METAIRIE, A CONSISTENT OPPONENT OF COMMON CORE SAID-- IT REALLY COMES DOWN THE FACT, THEY NEED THE GOVERNOR'S SUPPORT, SUPPORT HE DOUBTS THEY'LL RECEIVE St. Rep. Cameron Henry: they need to work with the people that have the greatest issue with it ...They're compromising and negotiating with themselves and that's not how this is gonna move forward. THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED ON BESE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP ITS OWN LOUISIANA-BASED TEST. CALLING COMMON CORE--- AN ATTEMPTED FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF EDUCATION. NOW THIS IS A ONE-YEAR PROPOSAL, ACCORDING TO ROEMBER, WHO SAID THE STATE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE FORWARD WITH LOCKING DOWN NEW TESTS THAT WOULD START IN 2015. AND SCOTT, AT THIS POINT, WE'VE YET TO HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL. BOTH STATE LAWMAKERS AND THE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION VOTED IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND LEGAL EXPERTS SAY THE GOVERNOR HAS A TOUGH FIGHT AHEAD OF HIM, IF HE PLANS DROP THE STANDARDS ALTOGETHER. AND SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY DROPPED OR IN THE PROCESS OF DROPPING COMMON CORE FROM THEIR CURRICULUMS. OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND INDIANA'S GOVERNORS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REPEALED COMMON CORE LEGISLATION. IN NORTH CAROLINA, STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON LEGISLATION TO REPEAL COMMON CORE. IN MISSOURI, THE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE SUCCESSFUL PASSED REPEAL LEGISLATION... THAT NOW SITS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. AND IN OHIO RECENTLY, RALLIES HAVE BEEN HELD INSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL CALLING FOR AN END TO COMMON CORE.